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Japan's homogeneity is also part of a massive racial/cultural superiority complex which fed their imperialistic ambitions and propelled them into ww2. If the i

Japan's homogeneity is also part of a massive racial/cultural superiority complex which fed their imperialistic ambitions and propelled them into ww2. If the international order hadn't chosen to try and avoid the mistakes of ww1, Japan could be the equivalent of east Germany today. Or worse, since I imagine the iron curtain is easier to enforce on an island. As it is, they're having issues with youth marriage and a population pyramid imbalance that's seriously threatening their stability. These are not unrelated to their unwillingness to progress. I don't know how much I'd be willing to hold up Japan's homogeneity as an example of a successful hidebound and insular culture.

gragas 9y ago
I'd much rather live in Japan as a Japanese person or in Switzerland as a "Swiss" than in a country where my demographic is being overrun by another. I truly hope Japan keeps its doors shut to foreigners seeking to move there. Today, you can walk down any of the streets of Tokyo without batting an eyelash. Try doing the same in Chicago.
- KirinDave 9y ago
  > I'd much rather live in Japan as a Japanese person or in Switzerland as a "Swiss" than in a country where my demographic is being overrun by another. If you have this attitude you won't like Japan very much then. Not only has Japan spent the last 25 years coming to terms with a more open society and economy, but they're recognizing now that if they don't make citizenship more accessible for immigration and accept they are not a "nation of one race" (as many in power have previously pandered) they're teetering towards a national collapse. > I truly hope Japan keeps its doors shut to foreigners seeking to move there. Today, you can walk down any of the streets of Tokyo without batting an eyelash. Try doing the same in Chicago. Unless you are, you know, a woman. Or homeless. Your opinion of Japan seems somewhat romanticized and influenced by media that over-simplifies it. That itself is pretty disrespectful to a country that's struggling to define and redefine itself in a modern world. Maybe try studying what Japan is, instead of suggesting the legacy of imperialist nationalism should he cherished.
  - gragas 9y ago
    >Unless you are, you know, a woman. Or homeless. I don't understand your point about women in Japan. Regardless, the issues you point out are essentially irrelevant when compared to the massive issues the US has seen because of multiculturalism. Do you hate Trump? Well, the only reason he's in power is because someone from a different culture than yours voted him in.
    - KirinDave 9y ago
      "Rape is because of multiculturalism." Right. Sure. No. > Do you hate Trump? Well, the only reason he's in power is because someone from a different culture than yours voted him in. I don't really get how this is relevant. I do wish he'd stop saying it's okay to fire me because of my experience of gender though. Oh wait, was your point that Trump being from "another culture" and someone with many accusations of sexual assault (some under oath and not contested) is an example of how multi-culturalism is responsible for rape? If so, say so and I'll respond to that.
- pcwalton 9y ago
  Chicago's crime rate has nothing to do with immigration, and the fact that you think it does tells me a lot about the odiousness of your worldview.
  - gragas 9y ago
    If you are a black person looking sketchy in certain neighborhoods of Chicago, a cop is going to detain you. If you are a white person in certain neighborhoods, there is a very good chance you will be mugged or even killed because you are white. If you deny this, you're denying that racism exists in the US. This is a non-issue in Japan.
stephengillie 9y ago
> Japan's homogeneity is also part of a massive racial/cultural superiority complex which fed their imperialistic ambitions and propelled them into ww2. WWII marked the 50th anniversary of the Japanese occupation of Korea and Manchuria. They have a peaceful island but a bloody history.

gragas 9y ago

I'd much rather live in Japan as a Japanese person or in Switzerland as a "Swiss" than in a country where my demographic is being overrun by another. I truly hope Japan keeps its doors shut to foreigners seeking to move there. Today, you can walk down any of the streets of Tokyo without batting an eyelash. Try doing the same in Chicago.

KirinDave 9y ago
> I'd much rather live in Japan as a Japanese person or in Switzerland as a "Swiss" than in a country where my demographic is being overrun by another. If you have this attitude you won't like Japan very much then. Not only has Japan spent the last 25 years coming to terms with a more open society and economy, but they're recognizing now that if they don't make citizenship more accessible for immigration and accept they are not a "nation of one race" (as many in power have previously pandered) they're teetering towards a national collapse. > I truly hope Japan keeps its doors shut to foreigners seeking to move there. Today, you can walk down any of the streets of Tokyo without batting an eyelash. Try doing the same in Chicago. Unless you are, you know, a woman. Or homeless. Your opinion of Japan seems somewhat romanticized and influenced by media that over-simplifies it. That itself is pretty disrespectful to a country that's struggling to define and redefine itself in a modern world. Maybe try studying what Japan is, instead of suggesting the legacy of imperialist nationalism should he cherished.
- gragas 9y ago
  >Unless you are, you know, a woman. Or homeless. I don't understand your point about women in Japan. Regardless, the issues you point out are essentially irrelevant when compared to the massive issues the US has seen because of multiculturalism. Do you hate Trump? Well, the only reason he's in power is because someone from a different culture than yours voted him in.
  - KirinDave 9y ago
    "Rape is because of multiculturalism." Right. Sure. No. > Do you hate Trump? Well, the only reason he's in power is because someone from a different culture than yours voted him in. I don't really get how this is relevant. I do wish he'd stop saying it's okay to fire me because of my experience of gender though. Oh wait, was your point that Trump being from "another culture" and someone with many accusations of sexual assault (some under oath and not contested) is an example of how multi-culturalism is responsible for rape? If so, say so and I'll respond to that.
pcwalton 9y ago
Chicago's crime rate has nothing to do with immigration, and the fact that you think it does tells me a lot about the odiousness of your worldview.
- gragas 9y ago
  If you are a black person looking sketchy in certain neighborhoods of Chicago, a cop is going to detain you. If you are a white person in certain neighborhoods, there is a very good chance you will be mugged or even killed because you are white. If you deny this, you're denying that racism exists in the US. This is a non-issue in Japan.

stephengillie 9y ago

> Japan's homogeneity is also part of a massive racial/cultural superiority complex which fed their imperialistic ambitions and propelled them into ww2. WWII marked the 50th anniversary of the Japanese occupation of Korea and Manchuria. They have a peaceful island but a bloody history.